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    Bouncy castle death couple jailed for three years
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    Government curbs drone use to limit plane near-misses

    The government is introducing new laws on the use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to crack down on irresponsible flyers.
    Regulation/Enforcement
    Supreme Court rules ‘self-employed’ Pimlico Plumber engineer was entitled to worker's rights

    The Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal by Pimlico Plumbers over the employment status of a plumbing and heating engineer in what has been called a landmark ruling for workers in the gig economy. 
    Reporting
    MSP criticises first minister for avoiding client responsibility on Aberdeen bypass safety

    Labour’s MP for North East Scotland has told the country’s first minister that health and safety on the Aberdeen bypass should not be left to the consortium building it.
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    Features

    Nudge theory - Learning from: behavioural economists
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    Nudge theory
    Learning from: behavioural economists
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    Older workers
    Case study
    EPC-UK: committed to fitness
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    Ergonomics
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    Accident reduction
    Leader interview
    Heather Bryant, Balfour Beatty

    The resurgent infrastructure and construction services group’s OSH head is driving down accident rates with carefully phased programmes. 
    Leadership
    Conference report
    IOSH Middle East Conference 2018

    Some surprising issues were raised at the institution’s ninth annual event in Abu Dhabi, including asbestos purchases online and inadequate food provision during Ramadan. 
    Leadership
    Conference report
    ICOH 2018 Congress

    Occupational health specialists from around the world gathered to discuss issues including work-related cancer, musculoskeletal disorders and nanomaterials. 
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    key lessons from Dale Carnegie’s How to Win Friends & Influence People

    Louise Hosking
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    why representing diversity at work could lead to sound, risk-based choices

    Products and services

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    Emergency planning
    Evac+Chair planning exciting product launch at this year’s Safety & Health Expo
    Chemdoc - Build a compliant COSHH management programme
    Chemicals
    Build a compliant COSHH management programme
    Happy Birthday NQA!
    Happy Birthday NQA!

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    Paul Mahoney: stories that inspire change

    10000 years ago, one of our many ancestors told a story about how fire was discovered (you can imagine a group of people sitting around the camp fire being inspired by the group elder as he tells the story while the flames lick the night sky), as time went on that story was passed down the generations until it was forgotten. Luckily there are wall paintings on caves that still tell that story today.
    Reactec launches low cost and practical Havrisk Kit

    Reactec, the award-winning UK market leader in the provision of technology to monitor and report Hand Arm Vibration (HAV) risk, has packaged its innovative HAVwear monitor into an ‘off the shelf’, simple to follow guide to assess the risk from exposure to Hand Arm Vibration. The new product,...
    Wellbeing
    Unlocking employee productivity: the role of health and wellbeing in manufacturing

    Britain’s manufacturers are being urged to look at health and safety as a key strategy to improve the productivity of the workforce. A new study published by EEF, the manufacturers’ organisation and Westfield Health and carried out by the Institute of Employment Studies shows that good wellbeing can bring significant benefit to those companies employing lean manufacturing processes, especially if the focus is on good mental health, resilience, autonomy and involvement at work. This can bring productivity improvements of up to 10%.
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